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They say that travelling broadens your mind, but first you must have a mind.

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William Greenough Thayer Shedd
Age: 74 †
Born: 1820
Born: June 21
Died: 1894
Died: November 17
Theologian
Acton
Massachusetts
William G. T. Shedd
W. G. T. Shedd
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